Vocabulary

High context communication involves using hands and expressions to help express meaning.

Low context communication is the opposite, e.g. giving simple factual instructions

Polychronic is an adjective referring to the practice of doing more than one thing at a time. It is often called multi-tasking today.

Monochronic people tend to do one thing at a time, concentrating on one task, avoiding interruptions and taking deadlines & schedules seriously.

Diffuse: in a diffuse society people are not happy talking about work or family life.

Past-oriented societies follow the same traditions, generation after generation.

Ascription: having the same schooling, career or status as your father is an example of ascription. In an ascription-oriented culture people get their position or status from from name, age & connections.

Culture shock: honeymoon, discomfort, irritation & reality are stages in how many people deal with adjusting to an alien culture.

Collectivism means putting the interests of a group or family before your own individual interests (individualism).

Sharjah airport

The first video clip of Sharjah airport in 1937, called Air Outpost,  shows a lot of interesting information. The population then was mostly  Arab, with a small group of Indian and Iranian businessman and it shows us when the airport  was built in the shape of a fort and it showed the old design of buildings in Sharjah and it was operated by British people . The first airplane which was arriving at the airport an H. P. 42, which was built by Handley Page in England and it was for Imperial Airways and was described as being 4 days out of  England; it was going to India & Australia. This airplane had a wonderful safety record, with no accidents in civilian service. Arab businessmen were seen handing over a cargo of pearls which before air travel would have travelled by sea to its Indian destination. And the mechanics were working at midnight, servicing the plane for the next journey  450-mile eastwards and it showed the meteorological station gathering information on wind speeds.

 The second color video showed people dancing in Dubai airport, freely. At Dubai airport we could see people from many different countries and cultures.

Culture diversity

Most people you would have met in Abu Dhabi 50 years ago were of the same culture  the same language, Arabic, the same religion, Islam, and the same traditions such as camel racing and  falconry. This culture still exists but there are now many people from different cultures.

Reflection

The graph of the  UAE at the end of 19 century  was 12.2. My suggestion on this point is that the raise rye was harder than those days. It was much higher population today, in part because of the high birth rate between Arab families and the life become easier than before .and the US State Department reckons over 8M.  The percent for Filipinos,  3. 4% in the graph , is probably now much higher  because  we have a lot of Asian people are working here and the number of home increased because the number of  UAE family become higher

UAE demographics

UAE

Introduction to Diversity

UAE Demographics:

Ethnic Groups Percentage 2,ooo

Arab 48.1%

12.2% UAE Arab

9.4% Bedouin

6.2% Egyptian Arab

4.1% Omani Arab

4% Saudi Arab

South Asian 35.7%

Iranian 5%

Filipino 3.4%

White European 2.4%

Others 5.4%


Religions Percentage 2000

Muslim 62% (80% Sunni)

Hindi 21%

Christian 9%

Buddhist 4%

Others 4%


Source: http://www.worldstatesmen.org/United_Arab_Emirates.html

definitions

1. affluence= wealth.
AbuDhabi is an example of an affluenced society.
2.ethnicity=background
Dubai museum has a background about UAE cultures.
3.ability=aptitude
The ability to do something.
4.diversity= change
The new diversity of the village.
5.assimilation=absorption
My grand father cannot assimilate the hard food
6.demographics=study of population.
Every year in the UAE they are doing demographic studies for the population.
7.religion= a set of beliefs
Religious people try to live according to the teaching of their religion.
8.race= group of people with similarities, particularly physical appearance.
People of Malay, Chinese and Indian race share Malaysian nationality.
9. multiculturalism= many different cultures.
A multicultural society is one where people of different cultural backgrounds live and work together.
10. personality=individual character.
She has very nice personality; kind, patient, tolerant and loving.
11.prejudice=bias.
Apartheid in S. Africa was based on racial prejudice against black people.
12.acculturation= the mixing of different cultures.
It mean different cultures borrowing from each other.
13.bias= prejudice
Bias is a negative opinion of a person or group based on race, color, culture or whatever.
14.discrimination=treating people differently.
Apartheid meant discrimination in favor of whites and against black.
15.fringe=edge, margin.
A fringe group is a small minority, usually expressing an extreme opinion .
16. population=number of people
The population of UAE nationals is around nine hundred thousands in 2004
17. Stereotyping= same way
The  stereotyping for the book is different than last year book.
18. gender= the sex of person
Their are two genders, male and female
19.resistance= opposition
The resistance in the circuit is too high.
20.advantage=something good
Ahmad has a good advantage in his report.
21.racism= different races
In  Chicago they have different racism.
22. ethics= morals
Some people have good ethics.
23. productivity= rate of production
The UAE oil productivity is very low.
24.behavior= what somebody does
Ali has good behavior
25.majority= greater number
The majority of people are important things in voting
26.income= what you earn
The income of our company can cover the salary.
27.adverse= harmful result
The ILTS grade is adverse.
29.values= amount of money.
The values are not easy to buy for the  company.
30. traditions= body of customs
Our tradition is wearing kandorah.
31.generation= people coming to the new life .
My  family generation is from the Gulf
32.sensitivity= responsibility
Its my sensitivity to take you to the court .
33.slang=General look  
Ahmed has a good slang in writing.
34.ethnocentrism=conviction of own cultural superiority.
The ethnocentrism of Mary family is in south Africa .


35.stratification=Division into layers.
36.socio-cultural=involving cultural and social factors

We have socio-cultural people in our country.
37.resident=someone who lives in a  particular place .
38.poverty=poor
 Most people in India are poor.
39.nationality=where are you from
My nationality is Emirati.
40.minority= teenager .
The boy under 18 is a minor ..
41.class= group
You can have upper class
42.globalization= world wide connectivity
Global brands or logo today are recognized world wide.
43.virtual=not real.
Computer games create a virtual world  which it not real.
44.barriers=obstacle
To make progress you have to climb over barriers .

blindsight

The traditional Tibetan view that blindness is a form of divine punishment for sins committed in a previous life or incarnation, as opposed to the western wish to overcome disability, to achieve, to get to the top.

Erik received support from his father when learning to hike, as opposed to the Tibetan woman who said ‘without  eyes a man is not complete. ’ Challenges people in the movie encounter: they all, in the expedition, face the physical challenge of lack of oxygen at high altitude. The blind girl with 2 blind brothers and a blind father, whose mother died of a heart attack, leaving her daughter with no effective support.

Overall, the traditional Tibetan view of blindness; the difficulty Tashi, the street kid, had in gaining acceptance from the other children; the cigarette burns on his body.

Multicultural

Before in Abu Dhabi there was no  multicultural society, all people were following their traditions but nowadays the life is changing and they mix in society with the foreign cultures .